Barcelona begin ‘final phase’ of Philippe Coutinho deal as they try and land Liverpool star for slashed price

Coutinho was denied his dream move to Spain in the summer and according to reports Barcelona are confident of granting the Brazilian his wish in January

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By Dream Team FC

20th October 2017,9:36 am

Updated: 20th October 2017,4:38 pm

Barcelona believe they are close to finalising a deal for Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho in January, according to reports.

Mundo Deportivo report the Brazilian’s agent Kia Joorabchian will act as a conduit between the clubs and plans to meet with the Liverpool top brass within the next week to thrash out details of the big money switch.

Barca were desperate to land Coutinho in the summer to replace Neymar who joined Paris Saint-Germain.

Two huge bids were rebuffed with the highest of around £138million for the 25-year-old who was desperate to join the Catalan giants after four years in the Premier League.

Coutinho shook off his disappointment and recovered from his back injury to score four goals for Liverpool since his return to club football in mid-September.

Despite a fee being closed to being agreed, Barca could try and lower the price for Coutinho, as he will not be eligible to play in the Champions League after featuring in the Kop’s first three group games.

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